Sunflower

The walled garden at Temple Newsam has a lovely crop of sunflowers. I find them such cheerful flowers with many happy memories of sunflower growing competitions, both with my daughters, and the children I used to work with.

Sunflowers originate in the Americas. They were first used domestically in what is now Mexico and the Southern United States. Domestic sunflower seeds have been found in Mexico, dating to 2100 BC. Native American people grew sunflowers as a crop from Mexico to Southern Canada. In the 16th century the first crop breeds were taken from America to Europe by explorers.

Katharine

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Judith Johnson]

Lovely light and shade

[Peter Dulis]

sweet

[Sarah Bremner]

Perfectly lovely ☀️

[Pat]

Oh how nice is this, full of colour and sunshine! The singing sunflower from the Vitalite advert popped into my head when I saw this.
Fav.

[Casablanca]

Delightful image, so uplifting.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

they are always so happy feeling

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely, fav

[ZambianLass]

Love this fav

[gloria jones]

Wonderful, bright capture

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up of this sunny flower.
Did n`t know this. Interresting info.
(You`re very welcome.)

[Babs]

Beautiful, they always seem to be such happy flowers. I must plant some in my garden.

[Kathy A]

Such a beautiful happy plant

[Dione Giorgio]

Always makes the day look brighter. Beautiful shot.

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity @busylady @pdulis @sarah19 @pattyblue @casablanca @craftymeg @koalagardens @zambianlass @seattlite @pyrrhula @kjarn @onewing @sangwann

Thank you for your comments and favs. Sunflowers are so uplifting and make me smile.
Katharine

[Bri]

Beautiful close up,

[Fisher Family]

@bybri

Thank you - Katharine had great fun at Temple Newsam.

Ian